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PATENTED MAY 29, 1906.

G. WIDEMAN.

TRACK FOR DOOR HANGERS. APPLIOATION FILED JULY ss, 1904. RENBWBD Nov.1s.19os.

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GUSTAVUS WIDFMAN, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE RICHARDS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

TRACK FOR DOOR-HANGERS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Y

Patented May 29, 1906.

To @ZZ whom, t Wray concern: Be it known that I, G-UsTAvUs WIDEMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aurora, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tracks for Door-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in tracks for door-hangers and like devices, and has for its objects to provide a bracket formed from a single piece of metal and especially adapted to be firmly secured to the track. In brackets commonly used for this purpose where made of sheet metal it has been difficult to provide a form that would permit of connection with the track without bending the bracket out of shape. In the device which forms the subject-matter of this application I have provided a bracket that in addition to being especially strong can be readily and firmly attached to the track without distorting its shape, so that all sections of track will be in true alinement.

g In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, Figure 1 represents a section of track of common form, to which is secured three of my improved brackets. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the bracket is formed. Fig. 3 is a side view of the complete bracket. Fig. 4' is a front view, and Fig. 5 is a top plan view.

The bracket is formed from a blank having a body portion a, at the opposite ends of which are formed tongues a and from the upper and central portion of which is an upwardly-extending ortion a2, through which are formed bolt-ho es a3, by which the bracket may be connected to any suitable timber secured to the front of a barn or other building. The blank formed as above described and as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings is bent at right angles along the dotted lines b to form wings b2, which extend in the same direction from the central portion and are bent inwardly until the two wings meet at b', from which point to the outer ends they are in juxtaposition, as shown in Fig. 5. Y The tongues are inserted through a suitable slot cut through the track c, and when so inserted are headed over so as toprevent withdrawal and effect a rigid connection between .the track and bracket. a

As the portions of the wings which lie close together are arranged in a median line to the central portion of the bracket, it will be apparent that in riveting or headng over the outer ends of the tongues the force applied thereto will be equally distributed, so that neither of the wings will be bent and the bracket will be kept in perfect alinement. All brackets so formed when connected with track-sections to form a continuous track will hold the same in perfect alinement, thus allowing the hanger-wheels commonly used with such track to run truly.

Having thus described lmy invention, what I claim as new, and desire to obtain by Letters Patent, is-

1. A bracket for a door-hanger track, composed of a single piece of metal cut and bent to form a central portion and lateral converging wings, said wings arranged vertically to the track, and having portions parallel `with each other, means for securing said bracket to a support and means for securing the wings to a track.

2. A bracket for a door-hanger track, composed of asingle piece of metal, formed with a central portion adapted to be attached to a supporting structure, and also formed with vertical wings on each side of and at an angle to said central portion, said wings adapted to be attached at theirouter ends to a doorhanger track.

3. A bracket for a door-hanger track having openings therein, composed of a single piece of metal cut and bent to form a central portion with holes therein, and also to form wings on each side of and at an angle to said central portion, said wings having tongues on their outer ends adapted to Iit the openings in the track.

4. A bracket for a door-hanger track havingopenings therein, composed of a single piece of metal formed with a central portion adapted to be attached to a supporting structure, and also formed with vertical wings on each side of said central portion, said wings extending inwardly to meet at a line median to the central portion, and for a part of their length lying side by side, and vertical tongues formed on the ends of said wings adapted to lit the openings in said track.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GUSTAVUS WIDEMAN.

Witnesses: p y

JAMES POWELL, Jr., u r* JOSEPH REID r 

